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Water Cycle
Clouds
Weather
Vocabulary
Weather Questions
More Weather Questions
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Nature’s way of recycling water.
What is the water cycle?
100
Gray clouds that cover the lower part of the sky; rain or snow falls from them
What are stratus clouds?
100
The state of the air at a certain time and place
What is weather?
100
Most responsible for our weather.
What is the sun?
100
This is where hurricaines become larger and more powerful. (2 words)
What is over warm water?
200
The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapor
What is evaporation?
200
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
200
Scientists who study weather
Who are meteorologists?
200
This happens when cold air meets warm air.
What is wind?
200
This factor is most helpful in determining where a thunderstorm is coming from and where it may go.
What is wind direction?
300
Amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
300
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
What are cirrus clouds?
300
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
300
These global winds are responsible for most of North Carolina's weather.
What is prevailing westerlies?
300
This occurs when cool air moves from the beach toward the ocean at night.
What is a land breeze?
400
The process of water vapor turning into water droplets
What is condensation?
400
Cloud that forms at the earth’s surface
What is fog?
400
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
400
Meteorologists depend on this to forcast an approaching storm.
What is a air pressure?
400
When you take a cold drink out of the refridgerator, water droplets usually form on the outside of the glass. This is why the droplets form.
What is condensation?
500
Water that is found underground
What is groundwater?
500
Tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
500
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
500
Air masses moving from the Gulf of Mexico can be described as this. (2 words)
What is warm and moist?
500
This is the type of energy we get from the sun.
What is solar energy?